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Author: Joel Berg

Construction

Developer appeals ruling that blocks York-area warehouse rezoning

Inch & Co. is appealing a York County court ruling that blocks the company from building a warehouse on land south of Route 30 in Manchester Township.The move continues a nearly two-year-old battle over the 52.7-acre site, which borders the Prospect Hill Cemetery.Some neighbors have opposed the warehouse plans since they became public, arguing the […]

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Changing spaces 09.30.24

Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning, a subsidiary of Milton Hershey School, officially opened an early childhood education center in Harrisburg, the second of six planned facilities. The 46,963 square-foot CHS Harrisburg at 1901 N. Sixth St. serves 140 children from six weeks to age 5 at no cost.Globix Holdings LLC has purchased 8001 Paxton […]

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Economy

Ports strike could spell supply-chain pain

Companies in Central Pennsylvania and beyond are bracing for a strike that could upend supply chains across the U.S.Workers who load and unload cargo at ports on the East and Gulf Coasts are poised to go on strike at midnight tonight, an outcome that looks increasingly likely to Peggy Stewart, international operations officer for Nexterus, a […]

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Insurance

PA court rules in Covid-era insurance case

Insurers do not have to cover lost revenue for businesses that were forced to shut down during the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to a ruling handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in a class-action lawsuit originally filed in Allegheny County court by a dental practice.The decision resolves conflicts between lower courts […]

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Real Estate

Harrisburg-area mall sold for $8.8M

A Massachusetts-based developer is acquiring the Colonial Park Mall, an aging retail complex that local officials hope to see rejuvenated.A partnership headed by the developer, Zi Qian “John” Zhang, paid nearly $8.8 million for the mall, which is at 4600 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township, according to county deed records.Zhang is still working on […]

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Campbell Commercial Partners

Tyler Matisse has been hired as an associate at Campbell Commercial Partners, a real estate firm in Lemoyne.Matisse is a graduate of Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School who went on to study business and hospitality management at Penn State Harrisburg. He has been licensed in real estate for over three and half years and has […]

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Voith

Dirk Hoke has been named president and CEO of Voith GmbH & Co. effective April 1. He will be succeeding Toraff Haag, who left the company in August. Andreas Enders, CEO of Voith Paper, is serving as interim CEO.Hoke has worked most recently as CEO of Volocopter, an aircraft manufacturer based in Bruchsal, Germany.After studying […]

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Banking/Finance

Community banks in northcentral PA to merge

Mifflinburg Bancorp and Northumberland Bancorp, a pair of small community banks in northcentral Pennsylvania. said yesterday they are combining in a merger of equals valued at $34.2 million. The all-stock deal is expected to close in the first half of 2025.Mifflinburg Bancorp has assets of about $568.5 million and operates seven branches in Mifflinburg, Lewisburg, Millheim, Milton, Selinsgrove […]

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Legal

Lenders balk at bankrupt winery’s reorganization plan

The bankruptcy sale of Spring Gate Winery is facing some headwinds.In legal filings this month, two lenders came out against the reorganization plan filed by the Harrisburg-area winery’s parent company, Schoffstall Farm LLC.At issue is the distribution of the proceeds from a sale of the winery, should a buyer be found.One lender, Horizon Farm Credit, is objecting to language saying it would […]

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